@momomoko_jp: Tonkatsu isn't just fried pork — the shop hands you a mortar and expects you to know what to do. The whole ritual, in order: 🍖 STEP 01 — ロース か ヒレ (roosu ka hire): loin or fillet, the first question 🥣 STEP 02 — ごま を する (goma o suru): grind your own sesame 🥫 STEP 03 — あまくち・からくち (amakuchi / karakuchi): sauce goes IN the bowl, not on the pork 🥢 STEP 04 — おはし で だいじょうぶ (ohashi de daijoubu): no knife needed — it's pre-sliced 🍚 STEP 05 — おかわり ください (okawari kudasai): rice, cabbage & miso refills are FREE Save this for your first tonkatsu shop 🔖 📲 Practice ordering out loud — search "Kana Language Partner" in your app store Loin or fillet — which are you ordering? 🍖👇 #japantravel #japantraveltips #tonkatsu #japantravel #tonkatsu